Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Today I have a special guest post for y'all from my good friend Liz over at Frugally Blonde! She has such a sweet family with 2 little girls and another on the way! She blogs about "Living the Good Life on Less"- so if that sounds like something you're interested in, you should pop over and check her out! :-) Throughout my childhood, my family made a Polish Easter basket every year for our … [Read more...]
Eggs are a beautiful symbol of the resurrection! Not only do eggs symbolize bringing forth new life, but the empty ones can also represent the emptiness of the tomb on Easter morning. If you're looking for ideas for your Easter eggs to point to the true meaning of Easter, you have come to the right place! Also, if you haven't seen the story about Mary Magdalene and the red egg, check that … [Read more...]
Alright, The Catholic Toolbox has so many amazing Holy Week resources that I haven't had time to run yet! Aah! So I'm just going to run them all together real quick ;-) Holy Week Memory Game- free and printable! Find this Holy Week File Folder game and Holy Week Bingo at this post. And find a million (slight exaggeration ;-) Holy Week lesson plan ideas … [Read more...]
Who doesn't love printables? (Well, other than your ink cartridge ;-) Lol! These are some great activities for Holy Week, and many of these will work well for in the car for any of you who are traveling! Over at Catholic Mom, find cross word puzzles and word searches for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter (among other things!) I love this Holy Week activity for kids! You … [Read more...]
Holy Week is a super important time to keep the true focus of the year with Christian kids! Beginning on Palm Sunday and running through Spy Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, & Holy Saturday- you don't want to miss any of these important events when making plans with your kids for the week. You can find all of my Holy Week resources for families here. Today, let's take a look at these … [Read more...]
The feast of the Annunciation is coming up tomorrow, March 25. (Sorry about the short notice. Lol!) Anyways, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to share these AMAZING coloring pages with you guys. You can find more March feast days to celebrate with Catholic kids here. Link to Coloring Pages Post on the Annunciation from Familia Catolica. Isn't it beautiful? I love it! Happy … [Read more...]
Lent is probably my favorite time to live the liturgical year at home with my kids, and holy week is when it all comes to an end! Today, I want to share some food ideas and recipes that you can make with or for your kids during Holy Week. I now have an entire cookbook full of symbolic Holy Week and Easter recipes! I hope these holy week recipes bring your family together and help everyone stay … [Read more...]
So I've been working on some more crafts for holy week, and this is a craft where you make your own version of Veronica's veil after she wipes the face of Jesus. St. Veronica's feast day is July 12, and you can find all my posts about living liturgically in July here. It's done using a faux batik technique for kids. Here's the completed craft: Supplies Needed: White scrap … [Read more...]
Living the liturgical year at home is a way of weaving the Catholic faith into our lives here, and having a home altar is a great way to encourage this. We like to update our Catholic home altar throughout the liturgical year to meet the seasons, and today I wanted to share with you our St. Joseph's altar. I also want to answer all the questions you may have about how to set up a St. Joseph's … [Read more...]
We're preparing our St. Joseph's Altar for tomorrow, and we've been working on something I'd like to share! We made some fun crafty food that your kids are going to love putting on your St. Joseph's altar! You can find all of my resources for celebrating St. Joseph's feast day here. Now let's take a look at these St. Joseph's altar fun food ideas for kids! Traditionally on … [Read more...]
